Marine Habitat Program

The RIDEM Division of Marine Fisheries has a variety of programs focused on maintaining and restoring marine habitats. The goals of our Marine Habitat Programs are to monitor, assess, restore, enhance, and protect important marine habitat to support healthy marine ecosystems. Program elements include planning responses to oil spills, chemical accidents, and other emergencies in coastal areas; permit review (e.g., wind energy, power plant and RIPDES, infrastructure, dredging, dredge spoil disposal, habitat restoration, etc.); eelgrass monitoring and protection; oyster monitoring and restoration; and habitat monitoring, assessment, and enhancement. Much of this work is conducted in partnership or collaboration with state, federal, NGO, industry, and academic institutions. Click on any of the programs below to learn more.

Shellfish Restoration

Eelgrass Restoration

Habitat Monitoring and Assessment

Permitting